2025 Line Pandora 92

The 2025 Line Pandora 92 is a wonderful example of an all-encompassing all-mountain ski that is equally at home both on and off-trail. Line has taken lightweight versatility and brought it to the next level with the new Pandora 92. As a unisex ski that comes in a variety of lengths, this is a no-brainer for any skier who wants a well-rounded ski that is neither too demanding nor too rugged while containing all the necessary attributes for a fun and rewarding day on the hill. They keep it simple with the Pandora 92, building the ski with a basic wood core, easy shaping, and a progressive flex. Line, more than many other companies, plays around with the thickness of core profile to generate a specific character. In the Pandora 92, it’s fun and flexy in the ends and grippy and stable underfoot.

Built with an aspen wood core, the Pandora 92 is light and agile. With the core thickness tapering to nearly nothing as you approach the tips and tails, the flex gets progressively softer as you get to the ends of the ski. Underfoot, however, the core's thickness provides tremendous stiffness and energy to go along with smooth and quiet performance. In the 175, the ski tips the scale at 1630 grams, so while it’s not the lightest ski out there, it’s more than agile when it comes to mixing the low swing weight with the sturdy underfoot feel. Pandora also uses bio-resin as an adhesive, lowering the environmental impact and making this ski perform properly at the same time. We see lengths ranging from 147 all the way to 182, providing a broad range of ski sizes for a huge swath of skiers. In the grand scheme, appealing to a large audience makes a lot of sense when you’re trying to sell skis.

The shape of the Pandora 92 is totally useful. This is a fantastic width for skiers who like to mix up on and off-trail activities. If you like carving turns on soft groomers, heading into the bumps and trees, exploring powder-filled zones, and even mixing it up on features and hits, the Pandora 92 has something there for you. We do see a shorter 16-meter turn radius in the 175, allowing the ski to vary turn shape and style depending on the skier’s intent. Aggressive skiers may overpower the shorter radius and light swing weight, as tester Megan Papineau found out: “The Pandora 92 is definitely fun in soft and easy snow. They didn’t cut through the heavier crud very well, leaving me feel kinda rattled.” Whether that’s a mental or physical rattle, we’ll have to explore further, but at the end of the day, the Pandora isn’t really meant to blast through challenging conditions and terrain—it's more of a nimble turner, one that prefers the moderate over the outrageous.

This ski is an ideal choice for progressing skiers who are looking to get their first set of all-mountain skis and don’t want to be overpowered. Once you get to the advanced and expert realm, especially if you have some weight or strength in your legs, the Pandora 92 may fall short of performance expectations. That’s not really what this ski is for, though—it's happier in the mid-range, and that’s a good thing because many more skiers spend their time there than in the fast lane.